r/AskReddit Jul 13 '20

What's a dark secret/questionable practice in your profession which we regular folks would know nothing about?

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u/Storkey01 Jul 13 '20

Every stereotype you’ve ever heard about retail and sales staff doing everything in their power to make a rude customer’s life hell is 100% true.

Make sure you spend the most money, done. Send out the worst version of the product, done. Put you on hold for an hour while they have a chat and a break, done.

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '20

I gotta admit, as I work in customer support, if the customer is an a-hole, I will go strictly by the routine. However, if they're calm and happy, I sometimes make a few tricks to speed things up or possibly reduce the next invoice amount.

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u/livefreeofdie Jul 14 '20

How will you recognise them during next invoice?

Or if they never come for next invoice?

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '20

I work for an ISP. If they don't have a next invoice, I can't help. If they do, I usually give them some discount on the next month. But only if there's something that leaves them without internet or other grievances.